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Sydney, AUSTRALIA \u2013 March 25, 2009 \u2013 In April, gamers will have no shortage of new songs to rock out to on Activision Publishing, Inc.\u2019s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero\u00ae World Tour with downloadable music from five distinctive rock bands.\u00a0 The Pixies make their Guitar Hero\u00ae debut; returning veterans Silversun Pickups will release two brand-new songs off their sophomore album, prior to its release; Nirvana returns for a downloadable encore with three additional hits; while Mot\u00f6rhead and Steely Dan, each with singles featured on Guitar Hero World Tour\u2019s on-disc set list, make a resounding return.<\/p>\n
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On April 2nd, fans will be introduced to The Pixies\u2019 alternative rock music for the first time ever in a Guitar Hero game.\u00a0 Virtual musicians will experience two singles from The Pixies\u2019 second album, Doolittle, with \u201cDebaser\u201d and the highly successful \u201cMonkey Gone to Heaven,\u201d along with \u201cThe Sad Punk\u201d from Trompe le Monde, their fourth and final full-length studio album.<\/p>\n
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Gamers will be able to get an exclusive taste of Silversun Pickups\u2019 new music before their release of their second album, Swoon, on April 14 with \u201cPanic Switch\u201d and \u201cIt\u2019s Nice to Know You Work Alone.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWell Thought Out Twinkles\u201d from their breakthrough album, Carnavas, will round out the Track Pack, available on April 9th.<\/p>\n
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Returning to Guitar Hero World Tour on April 16th is the popular rock band from the 70\u2019s, Steely Dan.\u00a0 This time around, the band will contribute one single each from three of their albums \u2013 \u201cBlack Friday\u201d from Katy Lied, \u201cKid Charlemagne\u201d from The Royal Scam and \u201cBodhisattva\u201d from Countdown to Ecstasy.<\/p>\n
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For download on April 23rd, British hard rock band, Mot\u00f6rhead, re-recorded new versions of \u201cJailbait,\u201d \u201cLove Me Like a Reptile,\u201d and \u201cIron Fist\u201d for Guitar Hero World Tour.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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With their second downloadable Track Pack, Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl of Nirvana will be returning to Guitar Hero World Tour on April 30th with “Very Ape” from In Utero, “Sappy” from the No Alternative compilation and “Stay Away” from their breakthrough, first major label album, Nevermind.<\/p>\n
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The Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE\u00ae Marketplace for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 440 Microsoft Points and on the PlayStation\u00aeStore for the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system for $9.95.\u00a0 All songs in the Track Packs will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PLAYSTATION 3 system for $3.45 and Wii\u2122 for 200 Wii Points each.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Guitar Hero World Tour transforms music gaming by expanding Guitar Hero\u2019s signature guitar gameplay into a cooperative band experience that combines the most advanced wireless controllers with new revolutionary online* and offline gameplay modes including Band Career and 8-player \u201cBattle of the Bands,\u201d which allows two full bands to compete head-to-head online.\u00a0 The game features a slick newly redesigned guitar controller, drum kit controller and a wired microphone, as well as an innovative Music Studio music creator that lets players compose, record, edit and share their own rock \u2018n\u2019 roll anthems.\u00a0 Music creators are also able to share their recordings with their friends online through GHTunesSM where other gamers can download and play an endless supply of unique creations.<\/p>\n
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Guitar Hero World Tour is now available for Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, the Wii home video game system from Nintendo and the PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system.\u00a0 The game is rated \u201cPG\u201d (Mild themes and Violence, Sexual references and mild coarse language) by the Classification Board.\u00a0 For more information on Guitar Hero World Tour, please visit worldtour.guitarhero.com.<\/p>\n
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About Activision Publishing, Inc.<\/p>\n
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.<\/p>\n
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